Paper & Board

NEWS RELEASE 12 January 2018 FPA WELCOMES 25 YEAR ENVIRONMENT PLAN The FPA welcomes the Prime Minister Theresa May’s statement and 25 Year Plan for the Environment paper published yesterday, 11 January 2018. All efforts to increase sustainability and recycling should be encouraged. The FPA Read More

The FPA has announced an impressive line-up of speakers for its 2018 Environment Seminar, to be held 24 January 2018 at the DeVere Horwood Estate, Milton Keynes. The theme this year is ‘Creating A Sustainable Future For On-The-Go Packaging’ and the FPA is delighted that Read More

Organisations from across the paper cup supply chain have signed an agreement with the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE UK) to accelerate UK recycling of PE lined paper cups. The cross-industry collaboration will work towards delivering a long-term, nationwide paper cup recycling Read More

In a recent survey conducted by Kantar TNS just 17% of UK consumers of coffee on the go said they would be more inclined to recycle their cups if charged 5p. By contrast 62% of consumers would recycle more if more on the go Read More

In response to the publication of the recent press release in Brussels ‘New Study Presents Plan For Circular Economy Using Existing Economic Measures’ (https://www.zerowasteeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Rethinking-economic-incentives2.pdf) Martin Kersh, Executive Director the Foodservice Packaging Association has given the following statement to Foodservice Footprint: “The proposal seeks an Read More